Definitions for dataˈdeɪ tə, ˈdæt ə, ˈdɑ tə

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Princeton's WordNet(4.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

data, information(noun)

a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn

"statistical data"

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Data(n. pl.)

a collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem; as, the historical data show that the budget deficit is only a small factor in determining interest rates. The term in this sense is used especially in reference to experimental observations collected in the course of a controlled scientific investigation.

Data(n. pl.)

(Computers) information, most commonly in the form of a series of binary digits, stored on a physical storage medium for manipulation by a computer program. It is contrasted with the program which is a series of instructions used by the central processing unit of a computer to manipulate the data. In some conputers data and execuatble programs are stored in separate locations.

Origin: [L. pl. of datum.]

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data(Noun)

: pieces of information.

data(Noun)

information.

data(Noun)

A collection of object-units that are distinct from one another.

data(Noun)

Plural form of datum.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

Data

see Datum

Data

of Datum

Origin: [L. pl. of datum.]

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Data

Data are values of qualitative or quantitative variables, belonging to a set of items. Data in computing are represented in a structure, often tabular, a tree or a graph structure. Data are typically the results of measurements and can be visualised using graphs or images. Data as an abstract concept can be viewed as the lowest level of abstraction from which information and then knowledge are derived. Raw data, i.e., unprocessed data, refers to a collection of numbers, characters and is a relative term; data processing commonly occurs by stages, and the "processed data" from one stage may be considered the "raw data" of the next. Field data refers to raw data collected in an uncontrolled in situ environment. Experimental data refers to data generated within the context of a scientific investigation by observation and recording.
The word data is the plural of datum, neuter past participle of the Latin dare, "to give", hence "something given". In discussions of problems in geometry, mathematics, engineering, and so on, the terms givens and data are used interchangeably. Such usage is the origin of data as a concept in computer science or data processing: data are numbers, words, images, etc., accepted as they stand.

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Data

dā′ta, n.pl. facts given or admitted from which other facts may be deduced:—sing.Dā′tum. [L. datum, data, given—dăre, to give.]

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data

Representation of facts, concepts, or instructions in a formalized manner suitable for communication, interpretation, or processing by humans or by automatic means. Any representations such as characters or analog quantities to which meaning is or might be assigned.

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DATA

Data is a plural word of datum.

Datum is a Latin definition that stand for information used to be entered in the computer.

data

A word or a definition of a word.

Electronic dictionaries are based on data that are words and their definitions.

data

A perception or perspective.

The computers of the future need to be able to perceive, read, adjust and update our data.

data

A type of cell.

Data in a spreadsheet within a computer can be in a cell so therefore it is a piece of data that the computer needs to recognize.

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